IND vs ENG: Motera pitch has lot of grass but I am sure it won't be there on match day, says Anderson

The third Test will start from Wednesday and Anderson doesn't expect it to behave much differently from the second Test track at the Chepauk.

Published : Feb 22, 2021 14:52 IST , AHMEDABAD

Anderson will hope to play a key role in England taking the lead in th third Test- AP
Anderson will hope to play a key role in England taking the lead in th third Test- AP
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Anderson will hope to play a key role in England taking the lead in th third Test- AP

Veteran fast bowler James Anderson is pretty sure that the newly laid track at the Motera Stadium will be devoid of any grass for the upcoming Day/Night Test against India even though there is a nice green cover on it at the moment.

The third Test under lights will start from Wednesday and for England's premier fast bowler, he doesn't expect it to behave much differently from the second Test track at the Chepauk which India won by 317 runs.

"The pitch, it has got grass on it but I am pretty sure it's not going to be there when we turn up on the match day," Anderson said with a wry smile during a virtual conference with British media on Sunday.

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"So we have to wait and watch. As seam bowlers, we have to be prepared to bowl as best we can in any given condition. If it swings, it's great and if it does not, we still have a job to do," Anderson said.

He felt that the pink SG Test ball that he bowled with during the net sessions, swung more than its red counterpart.

"Look this is the second pink Test in India and first in February so we don't know how it would behave," he said.

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